What can anyone say about Jacob deGrom that we haven’t read or heard a thousand times already? Shall I tell you that he’s a grinder who pitches fearlessly no matter who’s digging in at the plate? Shades of Bob Gibson and Pedro Martinez. Fearless. Or that he’s always thinking and making adjustments as the game goes on and that the deGrom who finishes the game is better...
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The Mets defeated the Marlins this evening (despite a late inning Marlin threat) at Citi Field by a score of 5-4, winning their seventh straight game! The Mets’ seven-game winning streak is their longest since they won eight in a row in June 2010. They won 10 straight in 2008, and have a franchise record of 11, which they’ve done four times. Offense: The Mets got on the board first...
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The Mets look to extend their winning streak to seven games and win their 4-game series with the Miami Marlins tonight at Citi Field. Jacob deGrom (1-1, 1.46 ERA) opposes right-hander Mat Latos (0-2, 17.36) in a 7:10 PM matchup. A win in that game would give the Mets their longest winning streak since posting eight straight victories from June 10-18, 2010. The Mets are five games over .500 for...
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Fresno 11, Las Vegas 10 Las Vegas bats finally broke for 10 runs on 18 hits but unfortunately the pitching was not good enough as they lost 11-10. Tyler Pill started the game for the 51’s lasting only 1.2 innings giving up six runs. The 51’s scored six times in the bottom of the 6th to take a 9-8 and take Pill off the hook. Duane Below pitched 4.1 in relief but gave up 3 runs in top...
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Last night during the Mets broadcast, Steve Gelbs said that while discussing Jenrry Mejia and what the plan was when he completes his PED suspension on July 6, he was taken back by how the Mets general manager responded. Actually, I was a bit surprised as well. Alderson told Gelbs, “I hope there’s no spot for him in the bullpen when he’s done serving his suspension.”...
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Major League sources tell Andy Martino of the Daily News that the Mets are “still eager” to trade Dillon Gee, and views Rafael Montero as likely to take Gee’s spot. “Talking to people inside and outside the organization following the surprise demotion of Montero to Triple-A on Friday, it was clear that the competition between Gee and Montero did not end when the the team headed...
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